Louise Claydon, BACP

Louise Claydon is a BACP-registered counsellor with 11 years of experience working in private practice and within the NHS. The BACP credential indicates registration with a recognised professional body for counselling in the United Kingdom, reflecting a commitment to professional standards and ongoing development. Louise combines clinical training with practical experience to support people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, and major life changes, as well as offering coaching for conflict resolution and resilience building.

Her style is warm, caring, and non-judgemental, and she draws on solution-focused and person-centred principles to place the client at the centre of the work. This strengths-based approach emphasises practical strategies and existing resources, helping clients clarify goals, build confidence, and develop coping tools. She offers both individual therapy and couples work, attending to communication problems, intimacy concerns, and the many relational dynamics that affect day-to-day life.

Louise also works with a wide range of specific issues including abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment difficulties, blended family challenges, body image and self-worth, cancer-related and caregiver stress, codependency and commitment concerns, control issues, coping with natural or human-caused disaster, dependent personality patterns, and divorce or separation. Her practice aims to tailor interventions to each person, supporting clients to understand patterns, strengthen resilience, and move toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Louise Claydon integrates several established approaches to tailor therapy to each person's needs. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and emotional responses, which can be especially helpful for people working with abandonment, attachment issues, or repeated relationship conflicts. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a supportive, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead to foster self-awareness, self-esteem, and personal growth, making it useful for confidence building and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, providing practical tools to manage anxiety, stress, and mood difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Louise works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances, adjusting the focus over time as needs evolve. This collaborative stance helps ensure that therapy feels relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity when travel or location change, and access registered professionals from different places. Louise uses these formats to provide consistent, client-centred support adapted to each person's practical needs.